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We are happy to announce that PromoWest Productions is now the official owner of Bunbury Music Festival!

Bunbury is now scheduled for June 5-7, 2015 at Sawyer Point and Yeatman’s Cove in downtown Cincinnati. Future ticketing will be handled via Ticketmaster and all previously purchased tickets through ShowClix WILL be honored at the main festival gate. Additional pricing details can be found at www.bunburyfestival.com

This year’s lineup will be announced in February, so stay tuned for the latest buzz!

Isn't Promowest the owner of Lyfestyle Pavilion in Columbus?

I wonder why they moved the date up into June... I think this is the weekend just before Bonnaroo

More details... Kinda surprised that they are moving Buckle Up to Blue Ash (and skipping 2015). Sounds to me they are scaling back Bunbury to something smaller than what it was (and that local bands will have a tougher time to get on the schedule)...

The Bunbury Music Festival and Buckle Up Music Festival have some big news for us today! PromoWest Productions have announced that they purchased both festivals. Bill Donabedian, the founder of both festivals will continue to oversee operations. The announcement comes with a few changes of note to our readers:

1) Bunbury Music Festival's 2015 dates will now be June 5-7, 2015The festival will remain on Cincinnati's beautiful riverfront at Sawyer Point and Yeatman's Cove. Tickets for the new dates are available on Ticketmaster.com. For those that purchased tickets via the former ticketing provider (showclix), your tickets will be honored at the gate. Should the new dates (moved from July 10-12) not work for your schedule you may receive a refund at the point of purchase.

2) 4 Stages in 2015For the past three years the Bunbury Music Festival very ambitiously programmed six stages of music over three days/nights. While this created a great opportunity for young musicians and plenty of room to move around, the festival seemed to lack intimacy at times. PromoWest, known for their creative design of intimate concert venues in Columbus and Pittsburgh, have modified the festival layout to provide fans with a more intimate concert experience. The festival will now have two main stages and two side stages for better viewing and easier logistical flow for festival goers.

3) Buckle Up Music Festival on hold until 2016Last year we saw the debut of the Buckle Up Music Festival featuring The Band Perry, Willie Nelson, Alison Krauss, and Alabama. The festival drew close to 60,000 attendees and by all accounts was a glowing success. However, due to the timing of the purchase and construction of the new festival location (see below), it just wasn't feasible to bring back in 2015. "Country music is on fire right now and we are looking froward to booking the hottest performers", said Scott Stienecker, president and CEO of PromoWest Productions. Refunds for any tickets purchased for the 2015 festival will be refunded at their point of purchase.

4) Buckle Up Music Festival will now take place in Blue AshThe festival will be relocated from Sawyer Point and Yeatman's Cove to the brand new Summit Park in Blue Ash, OH for 2016. The 130 acre park is under construction right now and plans to draw over 750,000 visitors each year.

As to your Predictions, I think it will depend on what direction they decide to go with the festival. If they are going to try and make this a Forecastle-clone, with A list headliners, then yes, prices will go up significantly. If on the other hand, it remains a festival of (at best) B list headliners, then hopefully not. Frankly, I'd rather they keep it a B list festival with lesser-known bands and correlating smaller crowds, but that's just me.

As to your Predictions, I think it will depend on what direction they decide to go with the festival. If they are going to try and make this a Forecastle-clone, with A list headliners, then yes, prices will go up significantly. If on the other hand, it remains a festival of (at best) B list headliners, then hopefully not. Frankly, I'd rather they keep it a B list festival with lesser-known bands and correlating smaller crowds, but that's just me.

Then I should clarify Prediction #1--ticket prices will go way up whichever direction is taken. Hope I'm wrong.

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I refuse to shut up about Johnny Dowd until the world recognizes his musical genius. I may lose my voice before that happens but at least I can enjoy the man's music while going mute.

I'm not too hopeful to be honest. My biggest fun with Bunbury has been the "undercard" bands, not the headliners. Knowing that the new owners of the festival have already announced there will be fewer stages and fewer bands... that's not good.